Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Hi all Not been posting but I have been lurking. Battling with energy levels at the moment. Now I feel a bit rattled after a discussion with my oncologist so I thought I would reach out to the people who know...i.e. you guys! I had a bone marrow biopsy on Monday this week and preliminary results indicate that there are still abnormal cells athough the levels have improved. I don't have the figures yet but I have just talked to my oncologist who seems to feel that this is an indication that the Gleevec(400mg) is not working. She seems disinclied to consider a higher dosage and wants me to go and see the haemotologist with a view to preparing for Bone Marrow transplant. I did indicate to her that my contact with other CML patients all over the world has lead me to understand that there are many steps which can be tried before the transplant option but she did not seem convinced. She was at pains to remind me that Gleevec is not the " be all and end all " and that I needed to be careful about thinking this way because ultimately I will need to go the transplant route in any case. What do you think? Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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